The 29-year-old retained his men’s title for a remarkable fifth consecutive time after he completed the 42km race in 2’18:57.

Kiproo had to sweat it out for the crown as he overcame a fierce challenge from compatriot Tonui Kiprop, who crossed two seconds later in 2’18:59. Luka Kiplimo made it a clean sweep for Kenya, clocking 2’19:24.

Kiproo also a three-time Bali Marathon champion, was not a happy man despite pocketing US$17,500 (RM70,700).

“This year’s race was a tough and challenging one for me. Winning the race for the fifth time in the KL Marathon was a great achievement.Read Also: Chesire beats Jemeli to win Iten 10km women title
“However, I am not happy with my timing. The time of about two hours 19 minutes was not good enough. May be next year when I come back stronger, that’s my promise,” Lilan said after the prize giving ceremony.

“I failed to improve on the course record in 2012 (2’14:45) and I did not manage to meet my goal of 2’12.